| Title: | Is the Hitchcock story really true? Public opinion on Hooded crows in cities as input to management |
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| Authors: | ID Kövér, László (Author)
ID Paládi, Petra (Author)
ID Benmazouz, Isma (Author)
ID Šorgo, Andrej (Author)
ID Špur, Natalija (Author)
ID Juhász, Lajos (Author)
ID Czine, Peter (Author)
ID Balogh, Péter (Author)
ID Lengyel, Szabolcs (Author) |
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| Files: |  animals-12-01207.pdf (1,25 MB)
MD5: 78220B742C85B5A673A3A27006C78424
 https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/9/1207
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| Language: | English |
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| Work type: | Article |
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| Typology: | 1.01 - Original Scientific Article |
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| Organization: | FERI - Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
FNM - Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
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| Abstract: | In recent years, the Hooded crow (Corvus cornix) has become one of the most successful wild bird species in urban environments across Europe. Hooded crows can cause several problems in cities, including trash scattering, noise disturbance, and aggressive behavior toward humans or pets, and they can be potential vectors of pathogens. To find effective solutions, the public has to be involved in the decision-making process in urban planning management, managed by the city administration. In this study, we surveyed the attitude of people in Hungary towards crows and crow management by collecting information using an online questionnaire containing 65 questions published in 14 Facebook groups. We found that many people were familiar with corvid species and had personal experience with them. In most cases, these experiences were not negative, so the crows were not or only rarely perceived to cause problems to people, such as aggressive behavior, damage to cars or stealing something. Most respondents recognized that the presence of large numbers of hooded crows is a problem to be solved and acknowledged that they do not know how to resolve it. The majority of people expressed their interest in raising public awareness of crows but not in their management actions, which they believe should be implemented by experts. Most respondents preferred passive, harmless methods. More direct methods such as egg/chick removal from the nest, control by trapping, poisoned baits or firearms, or oral contraceptives were the least acceptable. These results express the difficulty in identifying a control method for managing hooded crow populations that is both acceptable to most people and effective at the same time. This study demonstrates the importance of involving public opinion in wildlife management and providing more information to citizens to reduce human-crow conflicts. |
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| Keywords: | attitude, control, corvids, human-wildlife conflict, urban wildlife management |
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| Publication status: | Published |
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| Publication version: | Version of Record |
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| Submitted for review: | 18.02.2022 |
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| Article acceptance date: | 04.05.2022 |
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| Publication date: | 07.05.2022 |
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| Publisher: | MDPI AG |
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| Year of publishing: | 2022 |
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| Number of pages: | 18 str. |
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| Numbering: | Vol. 12, iss. 9 |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/DKUM-92283  |
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| UDC: | 598.293.11 |
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| ISSN on article: | 2076-2615 |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 107930371 |
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| DOI: | 10.3390/ani12091207 |
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| Copyright: | © 2022 by the authors |
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| Publication date in DKUM: | 27.03.2025 |
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| Categories: | Misc.
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